Carlin Dick (Abbotsford, B.C.), who starred as an INF/OF with the Canisius Golden Griffins, has made a smooth transition to coaching in Alberta. Canadian Baseball Network writer Tyson Shushkewich recently spoke with him.
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“The Saskatoon Berries haven’t just brought a Western Canadian Baseball League team back to the city, they’ve helped transform the sport in the province of Saskatchewan.
Along with the Swift Current 57’s, Regina Red Sox and Weyburn Beavers, the league has become a must-follow for baseball fans.
But anytime a new team pops up, it begs the question, how did they get here?”
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Sportsnet’s Hazel Mae will return as emcee of the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame’s induction ceremony on June 7 in St. Marys, Ont.
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Taylor Wright (North Vancouver, B.C.) belted his first home run of the season in the Ottawa Titans’ 8-1 loss to the Tri-City ValleyCats on Friday.
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Toronto Blue Jays slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (Montreal, Que.) will be presented with the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum’s 2024 Tip O’Neill Award in a ceremony prior to the Toronto Blue Jays game against the Oakland A’s at Rogers Centre on Friday, May 30.
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“Denzel Clarke pointed off into the distance while sitting in the dugout prior to the Blue Jays and Athletics opener of a four-game series in Toronto on Thursday night.
“Now I remember,” he says when asked about his earliest memory at Rogers Centre.”
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The Okotoks Dawgs lost their season opener 12-11 to the Medicine Hat Mavericks on Wednesday.
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Thirty-five Canadians representing six provinces are on the rosters of 17 different schools taking part in the NCAA baseball tournament.
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“In 2017, a vision began to take shape: to elevate development across Newfoundland and Labrador. By 2019, that vision became more defined—with a focus on preparing for the 2025 Canada Summer Games, the first Summer Games to be hosted in the province since 1977.”
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“It’s a family reunion — of sorts.
They’re not bonded by blood, but by baseball.
Of the 23 Canadians on the Thunder Bay Border Cats roster Tyrus Hall (Victoria, BC) will take the field with this summer, he’s already played with more than a handful, either representing Canada with the Junior National Team, or at his JUCO, Bossier Parish Community College.”
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Okanagan Athletics alum Jared Young belted a two-run home run in the first inning to help the New York Mets to a 6-4 win over the Chicago White Sox at Citi Field on Tuesday.
It was the Prince George, B.C. native’s first home run with the Mets since his call-up on Saturday.
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Who are the top sporting families from Kingston, Ont.?
Bob Elliott, a Kingston native himself, attempts to answer this question.
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Terriers alum Russell Kwinter (Toronto, Ont.) was named both the University Athletic Association Rookie of the Year and Pitcher of the Year after his standout freshman season with the University of Chicago.
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Canadian Baseball Network columnist Mark Whicker offers a realignment plan that would build on the recent success of Major League Baseball’s “Rivalry Weekend.”
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Fieldhouse Pirates and Junior National Team alum Owen Caissie (Burlington, Ont.) has been named Canadian Baseball Network minor league Player of the Week after he registered eight hits in five games for the Chicago Cubs’ triple-A Iowa Cubs.
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“When the umpire room at St. Pat’s Ballpark is named after you, you’ve probably seen a game or two. Dave Buckingham — better known as “Buck” — is one of the most respected names in Newfoundland. Long before he became the province’s gold standard for umpiring, he was a ballplayer representing Newfoundland at the 1977 Canada Games.”
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Do you have a Rawlings glove that has been passed down from a generation or more, with a story to go along with it?
Share your story with Rawlings and you could win a prize.
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Canadian Baseball Network writer Matt Betts summarizes the top performances by Canadians in the U.S. college ranks from the past week in his latest “Big Man on Campus (BMOC)” column.
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London Badgers alum Logan Knight (London, Ont.) threw a three-hit shutout for North Dakota State against the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles in his start in The Summit League championship. For his efforts, he has been named the Canadian Baseball Network college Player of the Week.
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The Ottawa Titans wrapped up their first homestand of the season with a well-rounded 5-2 win over the New York Boulders on Sunday, taking the rubber game of the series.
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